Opuntia spp.: An Overview of the Bioactive Profile and Food Applications of This Versatile Crop Adapted to Arid Lands

C Rodrigues, CD Paula, S Lahbouki, A Meddich… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Opuntia spp. are crops well adapted to adverse environments and have great economic
potential. Their constituents, including fruits, cladodes, and flowers, have a high nutritional …

Synthetic-free compounds as the potential glycation inhibitors performed in in vitro chemical models: Molecular mechanisms and structure requirements

W Jia, R Ma, R Zhang, Z Fan, L Shi - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background With the aging of body and the abundance of lifestyles, people are in a complex
situation along with a wide range of diseases. The formation and accumulation of advanced …

Unveiling the potent corrosion-inhibiting power of Ammophila arenaria aqueous extract for mild steel in acidic environments: An integrated experimental and …

Z Jebali, H Ferkous, M Zerroug, A Boublia… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plant extracts have emerged as potent inhibiting compounds for metallic corrosion, offering
numerous advantages including simple accessibility, low toxicity, eco-friendliness …

Optimized extraction of pectin-like polysaccharide from Suaeda fruticosa leaves: Characterization, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities

Z Mzoughi, A Abdelhamid, C Rihouey, D Le Cerf… - Carbohydrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
Box-Behnken design (BBD) was performed via ultrasound-assisted system to optimize
extraction yield and total antioxidant ability of polysaccharides from Suaeda fruticosa. Three …

[HTML][HTML] HPLC-PDA-MS/MS profiling of secondary metabolites from Opuntia ficus-indica cladode, peel and fruit pulp extracts and their antioxidant, neuroprotective …

SS El-Hawary, M Sobeh, WK Badr… - Saudi Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.(OFI), also known as Indian fig Opuntia or prickly pear,
is a member of the family Cactaceae that produces edible, nutritionally rich sweet fruits. It …

The influence of extraction pH on the chemical compositions, macromolecular characteristics, and rheological properties of polysaccharide: The case of okra …

L Bai, P Zhu, W Wang, M Wang - Food Hydrocolloids, 2020 - Elsevier
Extraction pH plays an essential role in influencing the characteristics and functions of
polysaccharides. However, the systematic study on the influence under a broad range and …

Pectin oligosaccharides from fruit of Actinidia arguta: Structure-activity relationship of prebiotic and antiglycation potentials

R Zhu, C Wang, L Zhang, Y Wang, G Chen, J Fan… - Carbohydrate …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pectin oligosaccharides (POSs) have prebiotic and antiglycation activities in vitro, but the
specific structure-activity relationship is unclear. In this study, POSs were obtained by …

Effect of extraction condition on the antioxidant, antiglycation and α-amylase inhibitory activities of Opuntia macrorhiza fruit peels polysaccharides

S Amamou, H Lazreg, J Hafsa, H Majdoub, C Rihouey… - Lwt, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of acidic, neutral and alkaline medium extraction of polysaccharides
from Opuntia macrorhiza fruit peels was evaluated. The extraction yields ranged from 6.8 to …

Partial characterization and antitumor activity of a polysaccharide isolated from watermelon rinds

MI Dammak, YB Salem, A Belaid, HB Mansour… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
As a health-beneficial fruit, watermelon is widely consumed by people around the world.
However, components responsible for the health benefits are not yet determined. As …

Effect of pectin oligosaccharides supplementation on infant formulas: The storage stability, formation and intestinal absorption of advanced glycation end products

R Zhu, X Sun, Y Zhang, T Yang, C Wang, J Zhang… - Food chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Pectin oligosaccharides with a molecular weight greater than 700 Da was obtained from the
pomace of kiwi (Actinidia arguta). Based on characteristics analysis and inhibitory activity of …